The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1887-03-30
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lhere arc nVe prisoners In the Conn
tyjail, all colorcd.
Grecnvilie is in for the b. II. Iooruo
which will meet ut Sumter.
The Hook and Ladder Company Truck
has been safely housed at last.
"A Lady living noar this place. found q
potato hat had grown through a gold
ring.
Henry Ward Bcccher had n farm of 36
acros valued at enc hundred thousand
dollars.
Clinton Enterprise is the namo of the
now paper to be started ut eli nton in q
short time.
Winter no longer lingcr in the lap of
spring, but spring poets have not vet
crawlcd out.
the mountains in sight of Grccnyille
have been covered with snow during
tho past week.
The Fork Shoals Cotton Factory In.
Purchased n largo amount of now and
improved machinery.
"A country exchange rcmarks; "rborc
was not enough butter in town last week
to grease n gimlct."
Our exchanges show that farmers IN
ms state are using less guano this sea-
son than for years past.
lhc Grand Jury of ~Spartanburg failed
10 give III n true bill against Barrett who
was charged with gambling.
ltis probable that the Laurens Guards
VIII lend their presence, at the cxccu-
tioh Oh Lewis Stewart on next Friday
Married Mt tho residence Of tho brido,s
mother, Mr.. Robertson Turner ana Misc
o"V'hnah n. burnside, by Rev. II. w.
Seymour.
our dancing star has bccn seen from
NcwborrN. 1t is said to liavo oscillntcd
up ahd down for some time before dis
appearing.
onitoa number OF now Subscribers
nave been placed on our list during tho
past week. No man can afford to ho
without his County pnpcr.
Tho G. l.. & S. Railroad has spcnt s,oo
LII m'cadcmising around the depot dur
10 S I"'' VIVA, "llltn WIFI DC OF in
Unite benefit to the public.
A lot of whiskcy has been siczcd nj
inns place by Deputy Collector Black.
ana VIII DO confiscatcd, because of yio-
lations of the internal revenue laws.
~ prisoner is In jDil in Charleston TO
await trial on the charge of petit LARGE.
ny n Will remain Our months, It's
said ho stole a 20 cts pigeon.
1t is said that n shorthand writcr ~
washington can report Il speech with SO
much rapidity thai the speaker finds #
utterly impossible to keep UP witt him
The National Bank OF Laurcns will in
crease the capital stock in II short time
10 100000. The stock is in good demand
ana inc BANK is in Il most prosperous
condition.
Mr.. Jno. III. O'dcll is preparing to open
up his soda-tOunt and ic~e-house. Ken
nedy Bros, have purchased an elegant
soda apparatus and will also keen ice
this summer.
Parties owning watcr-power in this
section who desire to sell or lease the
'''N' ''''''i" 'oIlSNI y. .I = III ;lllDtOn or
D. u. darlington nt once ms the Agency
they represent has application for such
property.
Agcnticman on tho streets last week
noticed n very fine baby in it's nurses
arms. Upon inquiry he was astonishod
to find that it was his own. The trouble
was, his wife had just hired a new nurse
whom no did not rccogniZc.
Capt. Shell, as Chairman, called n
meeting OF tho Executive Committee OF
the Farmers Convention on the Dist
INST, to take steps I'm regard to the EN-
perimcntal Station, but the meeting did
no. come. Are we to infer that the
farmers oppose these stations in the
County.
Quite n sensation was created on the
public square on last Monday, by II run
away performance of two bull warnings,
hitched to a'wagon. They circlad round
tho square several ines Mt n frightful
speed II became utterly unmanagc-
able. The cause of the stampede was
not ascertaincd, but it was probaly due
to tho fact that "Peck's Dad Boy" was
In town.
Whom Laurons taxes II notion, she is a
power. 1t was n long time be fore we
could got a National Bank. We got ono
aud now wo arc going to have another.
Much trouble was experienced in get
ting n hook and ladder company, but
we got that, and a steam engine also.
Now, some of those fine mornings wo
are going to have II big cotton factory
and as soon ms the people see it working
everybody will %anL stock, and consc-
qncntly half a dozen will do built. Lau-
rens never does things by halves, nor
docs she go half hoartod into anything
and when thoroughly aroused, this lit
tie town Is a team.